[orangekid]

Originally Posted by mnjparks

Trust me
1. As far as appearance you will turn alot more heads w the evo. An iphone or ipod sitting next to an evo looks insignificant and old school. It is the first phone that I have seen that does that.

I dunno man, I like the new iPhone HD look more.

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2. Functionality wise, The processor on the evo makes the phone super fast and responsive so you dont have worry about the quick intuitiveness of the iphone surpassing your evo. Side by side loading you-tube the evo in my experience runs circles around the iphone(actually an ipod). Removable battery and internal storage, widgets, toggles and the ability to change your home screens to personalize your needs seems huge to me. front facing camera will open the door for developers to make some insane apps on a device like this.

the new iPhone HD coming out in a week or so has a faster processor than the Evo, with a more efficient battery usage and 3X GPU (faster, better graphics)

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3. Apps seem like the only thing iphone has more of, but Android has over 50,000 I believe and alot of good stuff.

agreed, but iPhone still blows android out of the water. Android IS catching up big though. Widgets are also a plus.

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4. You can get insurance on the Evo.

very good point, iPhone is not insured.

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5. Plans are cheaper and more comprehensive on the Evo.

agreed to a point. If you unlock your iPhone, you can get the same plan Sprint offers on T-Mobile for $20 a month cheaper. ATT pretty much plunders you price-wise though.

Originally Posted by mnjparks

6. The Evo is open source. so you dont have to jailbreak it. Even though I did root my hero and had fun doing it.

a lot of people root their androids, I did within the first week of getting my mytouch and the nexus one runs better rooted. Jailbreaking an iPhone takes about 30 seconds and is virtually impossible to brick, allowing you to change the UI and do a lot of really neat stuff.

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7. HTC in my experience makes really good radios or whatever which gives you really good signal.

agreed on some phones, not on others.

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8. Battery life seems very good on the Evo, but if its not good enough for you you can purchase a higher capacity battery say 1800mah and swap it out keeping the same back cover and not adding any bulk to the device.

+1 @ removable battery.

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9. The ability to use 4g when it comes to your area or if you are traveling through an area w it and not have to buy another device to take advantage of it.

it won't be there for a while probably,

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10. Video Conferencing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

iPhone HD has video conferencing, front facing camera, skype 2 over 3G support, etc...

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Now this is comparing to the iphone 3gs and only my opinion, so take what you will from me. I dont know if the new iphone is going to be much different but from what i hear other than the screen resolution and a few minor things its pretty close to the same.

no it is a MAJOR upgrade. A4 processor runs faster than the evo, higher screen resolution than the Evo (960x640), much better graphics GPU, not so big/bulky (either a plus or a minus, I love my HD2 4.3" screen).

I too am sick of winmo, and am actually considering getting an Evo too, but I want to wait at least a week for the official release of the iPhone HD to see ALL of the specs/perks, and see if the rumors of a CDMA version are true or fake.

This site in general leans pro-android and anti-iPhone. Personally I like both devices a lot and will have an iPhone AND an Android device. I have owned android, iPhone, and winmo and have done extensive modding, tweaking, cooking, flashing, etc.. of all devices.

IMO Android is slightly better due to the ability to change the UI more with widgets, live wallpapers, adding keyboards easily and more significant OS upgrades (although OS4 is pretty big).

But imo you can't go wrong with the new iPhone either, it looks to be an awesome device and DOES have some perks over the Evo.

I wouldn't even consider winmo at this point anymore.

I'm not trying to turn anyone to the Dark iSide here, just to clarify some things and inform you on the actual comparison

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